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The restriction of the recombination of mitochondrial DNA molecules in the zygotes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Crosses were made between strains carrying a nuclear control factor (NC) and strains classified with respect to their omega allele (ω+ or ω-). The characteristic asymmetrical transmission was always observed (as was seen) in crosses not involving the ω factor. The analysis of functional recombinants in a cross involving an NC factor has indicated that the absence of the ω effect may be caused by a restriction in the zygote of the recombination of mitochondrial DNA molecules.

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  1. Department of Biology, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, New York, U.S.A.

    Michael F. Waxman

  2. Department of Biology, Whitman Laboratory, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

    Michael F. Waxman

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Waxman, M.F. The restriction of the recombination of mitochondrial DNA molecules in the zygotes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae . Molec. gen. Genet. 141, 285–290 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00331450

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